Karen Newman
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Founder & CEO @BOMlab. Retreating from tweeting.
Birmingham
Joined February 2013
NEW BOM DIGS IN AT DIGBETH Big news from Birmingham Open Media (@BOMlab): the city’s pioneers of creative tech and digital art have just snapped up 120–122 Great Barr Street, securing their forever home right in the beating heart of Digbeth. Next door to Digbeth Loc Studios and
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There’s a month until our Founder, @karen_new_ speaks at @designfestbrum! 🥳 Pop Saturday 8th June in your diaries and join Karen as she shares her talk ‘Oh My 💖’. Find out more and book your free ticket! 👉🏼 https://t.co/kxyJmB1nTI
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@OzzyOsbourne & @MrsSOsbourne are furious that The Crown's left to rot, birthplace of @BlackSabbath & Heavy Metal, they want The Electric & Station St saved too - so they recorded this message for our #SaveStationStreet campaign 🦇 https://t.co/J3uWBAjeZu
https://t.co/bI2Ib8X9az
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We're so pleased to be a supporter this year for the brilliant @designfestbrum. Our founder @karen_new_ will be speaking on Saturday 8th June, so we're thrilled to be part of the line-up this year too! 🥳
We’re so excited that the wonderful @BOMlab will be joining us as a supporter for #BDF2024 🥳 Read more about their amazing work empowering communities through immersive technology: https://t.co/OAUyYx7sSP
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Inspired by @flatpack earlier thread, I thought it would be interesting to post a thread about The Crown’s @historicengland Grade II Listing by posting the full notification so you can read the reasons why it was listed. It’s not all Sabbath… 1/8
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The Crown can 💯 be a thriving, successful live music venue & proper pub but only if the freehold can be secured. @andy4wm will you now use @WestMids_CA powers to Compulsory Purchase Order the Crown and work with us, @jezc & others to bring forwards a viable, future facing plan?
The Crown Inn, Birmingham, is now Grade II Listed! 🎉 Regarded as the birthplace of heavy metal music, it's been recognised for the role it played in the development of the genre and for launching the career of famous Birmingham based band @BlackSabbath. 🤘 © Elliott Brown
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Good day. This news is long overdue! Well done @jezc, so glad we came together on this, Grade II listing is a game changer for this iconic cultural building
Brilliant news on the Grade II Listing of The Crown! We worked hard for years to secure the 300k Levelling Up funds and £4.5m of £5m needed to secure The Crown before BCC pulled 60% of funding. It's been a pleasure working with @jezc and we’re hopeful for the future of The Crown.
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We’ve been cheering on our CEO and founder @karen_new_ from Brum as she takes on @sxsw! 🇺🇸 We're proud to have a presence this year and Karen has been busy representing BOM in talks and will be moderating two panels tomorrow. 🥳
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I’m thankful you’ve written to @lucyfrazermp as the decision now sits with her. I hope you can steer that passion for re-building the Crooked House into ensuring a future for the Crown and Electric. You’re spot on, culture is the lifeblood of cities & key to our future economy
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I worked with your team until December when our funding application was rejected due to our scheme not delivering enough housing units for the only funding you have access to. The residential developer we were up against also had an application in with WMCA for their funding gap
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Thanks @andy4wm for writing a letter of support this week for the @HistoricEngland application we @BOMlab paid @jezc to write and submit along with extensive condition reports we commissioned evidencing structural decay, submitted last July
Culture is the lifeblood of Birmingham & the West Mids, and also plays a critical role in our Night Time Economy. The closure of The Electric Cinema is a lightning rod for people’s deep concerns about the future, and we know action is needed. Statement from Alex Claridge & I👇🏻
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The @IUK_Immersive Network team will be launching the 2024 @innovateuk #ImmersiveTech Awards on February 26th 4 internships will be available for students this year from @Arup @edify_ac @theCentre @Arcade_XR & @AngliaRuskin⚡ Register here for details: https://t.co/64YiwgvWrY
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🌐 Delve into AI and VR's profound impact on storytelling – with Harmeet Chagger-Khan of @SurfingBeams, and Taran Singh of @BOMlab. ✨ Hosted by the brilliant @HayleyPepler. Join the revolution at #ProductionUnlocked Birmingham! It's 100% free! 🚀 https://t.co/98ElUMl7Qe
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@HistoricEngland please list the Crown. @jezc has written a compelling case as to why it should be protected & the current owners @ToyokoINN_JP have not touched it since purchasing it in 2014 and it is falling into disrepair @bbcwm
The Crown pub where Black Sabbath played its first gig will not reopen, according to an arts organisation trying to buy it. Jez Collins from Birmingham Music Archive has been trying to save the building. Listen ➡️ https://t.co/rRx7hA7uKO
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So much love for this place, and everything it could have been once again 🖤
An announcement about The Crown. We’ve been working hard to secure a future for The Crown and save the iconic heritage asset from commercial redevelopment. However, we’re disappointed to share that we are unable to progress. Read our full statement 👉🏼 https://t.co/MYvTFBMXtm
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Our skills bootcamps are delivering for residents 🤝🏻 Great to visit a @BOMlab Immersive Bootcamp, which are helping people land roles in our creative sector ✅ All made possible thanks to the £MILLIONS we’ve won to support 6,000 local residents get new skills & quality jobs 📈
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We're so proud of our talented cohort and the incredible work that has come out of the bootcamps. Here's to more funded bootcamps! 🙌
Lovely event @BOMlab today to celebrate their immersive bootcamp cohorts. Great to hear more bootcamps are happening & fabulous to see the work that has been created & the creatives who will help grow & influence the sector. Respect @SbhanStevenson & @karen_new_ for the vision
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Yesterday was our #ImmersiveArts Bootcamp: Industry Showcase Event! 🤩 Participants shared their projects which were all created using the Unreal Engine 5 games software. 👏 It was great to hear from @andy4wm and @AshaMarie18 from Immerse UK on the importance of arts funding.
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Love passing by our Immersive Arts Bootcamp @BOMlab early evenings these days and seeing the incredible projects our cohort are creating in @UnrealEngine. Serious talent brewing here…
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We (@BOMlab) are looking for our next cohort of creative & talented practitioners to join our #immersiveartsbootcamp. A free course to help you develop skills in #blender & #Unreal Engine 5. Go to: https://t.co/yG6YVC0Y2S for more info ✨️🕹🎮💻
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